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From: "Siddhesh Poyarekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 7:50 AM
Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Importance of Free Software in Democracies.
On 6/11/07, Rony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Doesn't this show that some people don't want the public to be empowered
with knowledge?
Yes, but there are prerequisites to it. We first need a rational
society. That is difficult, in fact bordering on impossible in India
because of the size of the population. With such a large population,
herd mentality rules rather than rational thought.
Software and knowledge freedom will make a big difference, but do not
expect it to change the way our country is. Again, it will affect only
a reasonably small section of our population (given the very size of
our population, that's quite a feat). For smaller democracies, FOSS
has potential to leave a bigger impact.
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Siddhesh Poyarekar
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Well Said! There does not exist a rational society in India.
Vinod Chand
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